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What are you favorite court reporter agency to use. I find most of them are really bad with marking exhibits? Anyone feel that way?

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Any insight on Keller Postman Chicago office? Culture, salary, caseload, etc. TIA.

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Is it common not to know what percentage of your bonus is from cases you’ve settled? Last year review I was told bonus is decided by how well I do and how well the firm does, no percentage discussed f… more

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Is there anyone here looking to hire a paralegal in Kalamazoo Michigan? If not, is anyone looking to hire a remote paralegal?

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Came to brag anonymously. Just had year end accounting meeting- first full year in business for myself. gave myself a bonus that exceeded my entire associate salary at my last firm. F working for oth… more

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Interviewing with reputable Plaintiff firm tomorrow. 90k base plus 10% of net settlements and 40% net settlements I originate. Have never done plaintiff work but it seems like I could make a ton of mo… more

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Is it realistic to be making 200k - 350k doing plaintiff work?

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Burns White good place bad place? What's the tea?

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If PI work is feast or famine, just how good is the feast and how bad is the famine? I am thinking about moving from construction law to a very reputable plaintiff’s firm.

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PI Law Firm Pro Tip : Close your office from 12/24 to 1/1 annually, not counting toward PTO. Show appreciation for your hardworking team. Essential for firm culture and growth. We stay operational wi… more

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I’m a solo looking to get involved in the mass tort space. Any tips?

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Does anyone else find it difficult to obtain NY workers compensation records? Even some of my vendors can’t get it. Does anyone have name of any venders to obtain same?

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We are NY firm and looking to bring on a plaintiff’s personal injury lawyer that has second chair trial experience at minimum and maybe some first chair experience that wants to try cases. Will train … more

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What is a respectable amount of time to stay in a smaller PI firm before trying to lateral to a larger PI firm handling more significant cases?

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How much are PI office managers making in nyc ?

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How much in gross fees or net attorney fees did you bring in this year? State is also helpful. Trying to gauge my chance at a raise.

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Moved from a mid size firm (but one of the biggest pi firms) to a small 2 man law practice. I make half the money, and i seem to be doing more. Definitely feel like i made a gigantic mistake. They ar… more

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What salary should I expect/negotiate for as a brand new attorney, plaintiffs side, at a big(ish) firm in SWFL?

For context, I’m a 3L. I started at the firm 4 years ago as a receptionist, moved to legal assistant… more

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Thinking about switching to Plaintiff’s PI from commercial lit in Houston. Anybody have thoughts on best firms to work for?

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Been at a small (5 attorneys) PI firm for 8 months, going into my third year to practice. Just received $1,000 holiday bonus. Is this low? Or should I be grateful for a bonus at all?

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10 year seasoned paralegal in the Los Angeles area, looking for a paralegal or case manager position with fair pay :) will not disappoint !

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Which position deserves the most pay.. case manager or paralegal ?

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Debating on switching from construction and commercial litigation to PI. My friend joined a reputable PI firm where everyone is making over $200k a year. Im starting my third year of practice making j… more

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Mid sized nyc PI firm supervising 4-6 legal staff as an office manager. How much should I be making?

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I’m not a new lawyer but it’s my first year in PI. I have one paralegal who has done a great job this year. I also have a second paralegal who is part time and helps me as well as other attorneys. Sec… more

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What do you do when you almost at trial and your claims rep won’t give you enough authority to settle the case? However, you are almost there with plaintiff’s counsel. Less then 20k would do it.

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Any tried Remote legal? I thought they are terrible.

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I have a client with 5 accidents all filed in the same lawsuit. God help me.

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What's your compensation look like?

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ID associate here. Kind of in the grass is always greener mindset at the moment but also curious - what does an average day look like on the plaintiff side?

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Any fellow pre-litigation unit attorney’s find it difficult to transition out of personal injury without trial experience?

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What are the worst states to practice personal injury law (taking into account pay, damages caps, job opportunities, firm locations etc.)

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I’m on the defense side with a caseload of 26 files or various shapes and forms from multi-million dollar sex abuse cases to run of the mill slip and fall. I know the verdict range and settlement val… more

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How do you know when you are ready to start your own PI firm? Been in ID for almost 5 years now and the pay is not great. I go back and forth between wanting to be on my own. Especially when I see how… more

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How do you start a PI practice if you have basically no money?

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Question for the private practice PI attorneys. On average, how many new cases do you have coming in per month? And how many cases are being settled in a month so you can get paid? Trying to gauge wha… more

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Any personal injury attorneys from Minnesota? Got a case from North Mankato.

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Are jury verdict, searches on Westlaw supposed to be this difficult? I feel like I’m missing some thing.

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Constantly battle with defense attorneys about the fine line between an IME and effectively a second deposition. i.e., what their doctor is allowed to ask about the circumstances giving rise to an inj… more

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